Associate Audience Development Manager, Partnerships. AOL

Aug. 2017 - Present

Manage all relationships and exchanges between AOL.com, focusing on

exchanging traffic, syndicating content and social distribution. Lead partnership

initiatives and discover new ways to disseminate content for OATH’s

largest social video brand, In The Know.

 

Socia Video Producer. AOL

June 2016 - Aug. 2017

Research, write and produce 7+ videos a week for the Facebook brand, ‘In

The Know’, which exceeds over 600 million cross-platform video views a

month. Spearhead emerging verticals within overarching brand to cater

and grow hyper-niche audiences.

 

Film Development Intern. Rake Films

Jan. 2016 - Present

Researched and supported pre-production, production, and post-production of Rake Film's independent feature films and short film projects. Assisted in grantwriting and other fundraising duties.

 

Data Intern. The Frontier

Jan. 2016 - Present

Researched and analyzed data, which contributed to stories for an online investigative non-profit journalism organization.

 

Editorial Assistant. Newsy.com

Aug. 2015 - Present

Edited multimedia video on Final Cut Pro and wrote scripts for media packages covering news ranging from global issues to entertainment news and reporting on how the media covers a story. 

 

Visual Contributor. USA Today College

June. 2015 - August 2015

Pitched and submitted visual stories that appealed to my peers on campus including a slideshow of photos taken while abroad.

 

Intern. Thomson Reuters

Brussels, Belgium

Jan. 2015 - April 2015

Assisted cameramen and producers in covering stories ranging from Foreign Affairs Council meetings to Greece’s elections to the antiterrorist police raids. Filmed meetings and wrote scripts for packages that are sent all over the world.

 

Ambassador. MU Peace Studies Program

Columbia, Missouri

Sept. 14 - December 14

Collaborated with the Peace Studies program and student organizations on campus to create the first annual Peace Initiative to educate students on how to create and sustain lasting organizations dealing with critical issues around the world.

 

Freelancer. MU Physics Department

Columbia, Missouri

Aug. 14 - December 14

Interviewed professors in the department on their research and wrote articles for the department’s newsletter.  Attended and covered events hosted by the department, taking photos, interviewing and writing articles.

 

Student Editor. Convergence Editing

Columbia, Missouri

Aug. 14 - December 14

Assisted teams of two to three students in finding relevant and timely story ideas in Mid-Missouri that are then reported and produced in a week time frame. Edited audio scripts, text pieces and advised groups in what direction to take a story to present it in the best possible way. Worked in various newsrooms as a producer for Global Journalist and video editor for Newsy.

 

Student Reporter. Convergence Reporting

Columbia, Missouri

May. 14 - July 14

Worked in a team to research and present story ideas ranging from agriculture issues to an investigative sex offenders package that were then reported on and produced in a week time frame. The stories were produced in various different mediums including audio, video and print along with an infographic or visual component. Worked in various newsrooms as a reporter for KBIA and KOMU.

 

Intern. The Ark Foundation

Accra, Ghana

Jan. 2014

Worked in a two person team to create a blog website for the Ark Foundation, a non-governmental organization that provides services, counseling and shelter for abused women and children. Updated various social media outlets. Created short video documentary for the organization.

 

Intern. WSPA (CBS) Channel 7

Spartanburg, South Carolina

June 2013 - Aug. 2013

Worked alongside a news anchor to capture, edit, write and produce news stories. Wrote scripts for the five o’clock news.

 

Production Assistant. KOMU (NBC) Channel 8

Columbia, Missouri

Jan. 2013 - May 2013

Cut footage from NBC and CNN news archives for local station's nightly news. Ran teleprompter for the nightly news and sports shows.